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156points
74comments
#207of 2,264 in 2016
Top 10%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

7 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 10 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.

Idea: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, simple and easy to use

    From 3 comments
    • Looks good, very clean and nice. You should add the ability to create your own custom events, for instance I'm taking a trip to California and Las Vegas next month that I'm…
      sodafountan on HN
    • I used this website _all_ summer. Summer is awful. I know thats a controversial stance, but I take it. days.to/until/summer showed the days until summer ended. It was great!…
      peterbsmith on HN
    • Functions well but its a bit difficult to absorb the information in the current layout. A tiny bit of space between events might be nice.
      Taylor_OD on HN
  • Useful for finding upcoming events and countdowns

    From 2 comments
    • I always search on Google "days til {event or date}" and the first link is always this site. This site is a big time saver
      andrewpe on HN
    • But, you'd have to go do that search for Father's Day where this interface reminds you, like a Calendar, that something is coming up that maybe wasn't on your mind atm.
      markmontymark on HN
  • Good SEO-friendly URLs like days.to/until/christmas

    From 2 comments
    • Kind of dropped the ball on the url. days.to is great, but days.to/until/christmas is kind of wonky. I'd remove the /until/ part so it's just days.to/christmas
      joshmanders on HN
    • Personally, I think the "url hack" is pretty cool; I like having both. It would be extra cool if it considered each person's local timezone.
      tedmiston on HN

Objections

  • Missing events such as TV shows, sports teams and local festivals

    From 5 comments
    • You should scrape a bit and populate this for TV shows. Neither "Rick and Morty" nor "Line of Duty" were there.
      RodericDay on HN
    • For this to be somewhat useful should have much more data about every country in the world. I don't really care about any of those dates... maybe us elections because it has an…
      leojg on HN
    • Searched for my football club 'Chelsea'. No Results found.
      nabaraz on HN
    • Neat! Good form factor, as it lets me explore things I'd otherwise never think of (mostly, cultural events in other cultures), but... ...Doesn't have what I care about…
      RangerScience on HN
    • Cool idea, I would love support for geolocated events. We have a set of country fairs in Connecticut that start in August and end in October. It would be a cool application for…
      tmaly on HN
  • Ads on the side are distracting

    From 1 comment
    • The aesthetic would be awesome if it weren't for those giant ads on the side. It throws off my days-till-Halloween vibe.
      wybiral on HN
  • Moving background causes high CPU and fan noise

    From 1 comment
    • Been using this site before and the only thing which bothers me is the moving background color. While it is a nice addition on desktop, it makes my 2015 Macbook's fans blow after…
      Jhsto on HN
  • Inauguration Day shown on two dates

    From 1 comment
    • Why does it have Inauguration Day on both January 19 and 20?
      Phritzy on HN

Requests

  • Add custom user-created events

    From 1 comment
    • Looks good, very clean and nice. You should add the ability to create your own custom events, for instance I'm taking a trip to California and Las Vegas next month that I'm…
      sodafountan on HN
  • Add geolocated and local events

    From 3 comments
    • Cool idea, I would love support for geolocated events. We have a set of country fairs in Connecticut that start in August and end in October. It would be a cool application for…
      tmaly on HN
    • Gotta second the geolocated events, for most the fluff festival in Somerville MA isn't on their radar. For locals though, it's always on the back of our minds (this weekend by…
      swalsh on HN
    • Couple of comments: The URL days.to is cool, but from a comprehension point of view if the event is more than a month away, should start using weeks, then months, then years.…
      stevewilhelm on HN
  • Add filtering by category such as removing sports

    From 2 comments
    • Neat! Good form factor, as it lets me explore things I'd otherwise never think of (mostly, cultural events in other cultures), but... ...Doesn't have what I care about…
      RangerScience on HN
    • Yes, filtering will definitely be added soon.
      logiclabs on HN
  • Show a timeline view and calendar integration

    From 3 comments
    • Just a design tip: the red border that separates the full date from the days till countdown is completely unnecessary. Also, a bit bigger dark gradient behind it would be nice.…
      askopress on HN
    • Love it. Althought I would prefer it be in a timeline fashion. It would make it more easy to skim with your eyes.
      ChrisNorstrom on HN
    • maybe check out https://trakt.tv/, I have been using it for more than 3 years and it's absolutely amazing. It even has multiple mobile apps, I personally use SeriesGuide on my…
      unknown2374 on HN

Questions

  • How is the site monetised through ad revenue

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Episode Alert and EpisodeCalendar for TV show tracking

    From 2 comments
    • I've been using episode-alert.com for the past year to track TV shows. Really useful. It also sends you an email when a new episode is out.
      1_player on HN
    • I've used http://episodecalendar.com/ for 1-2 years already, it's great.
      smnscu on HN
  • Wolfram Alpha days-until queries

    From 1 comment
    • Wolfram Alpha has similar functionality (minus the home page) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=days+until+doctor+strange
      ryanmonroe on HN
  • Big Day and Countdown Maker apps

    From 2 comments
    • I use the iPhone app Big Day Lite for trips like that. http://bigdayapp.com
      tedmiston on HN
    • You may find the following useful for creating custom events with a countdown timer: http://countdownmaker.com/ For example: http://countdownmaker.com/countdown/3vnlvm/
      tylerjwilk00 on HN
  • Google search enhanced results

    From 1 comment
    • This looks like kind of a fun project, but Google already returns at least some of this information in their enhanced search results (ex: "When is Fathers Day").
      michaelbuckbee on HN

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